Grassfed Label Watered Down By USDA

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has rescinded the grassfed meat labeling standard, due to the possibility that the USDA agency which approves meat labels, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), may not recognize it. FSIS will now only consider feeding protocol in their verification process, leaving the issues of confinement; antibiotic and hormone use; and the source of animals, meat, and dairy products to the discretion of producers. The change reduces transparency and is sure to cause confusion, but consumers can still rely on the rigorous standards of the American Grassfed Association label, verified by an independent, third-party, on-farm yearly audit.

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